The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-08
BAAQUETING THE BENCH.
TIE HANDSOME THING TOWARD
MODEL COURT.
An Rdlst Issued Against ExtraVa'
gance on the Part OF the
Local Bar.
A CHARMISG RECEPTION AP.
PROPRIATELY CONCLUDED.
The Occa'i Ion and Its Prompting
Motives Bminently Proper
The Return Today.

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necessary yesterday to issue positive
fat to prevent one last night. so rapid
ly and satisfactorily did the Sup ene
Court OF the State dispose OF the Sbel-
by county docket that the Memphis
bar yearned for an oppor unity to
manifest appreciation. To this end
an invitation was extended the mode
bench to visit this city and allow the
legal fraternity to do the honors. 1t
was accepted, not to permit lavish en-
tertsining, but merely to meet the
profession and leading business men,
and form pleasant friendships. The
faithful jurists arrived Friday, and
took quarters at the Gayoso. Yester-
day was spent by those who wers COM
parative strangers, in driving around,
ewing the many attractive points
about the city. This included all cave
Judge W. O. Foxes, who is at home,
and therefore chose to crcu a.e leisure
ly among his friends.
The Entertainment COMMITTEES from
tie local lawyers had their hearts get
on a banquet as the most appropriate
method of honoring thu distinguished
guests. Great preparations we're made
for the effair, ard but for the verbal
though positive injunction, it would
have been an elaborate success. With
their usual whole souled way OF doing
things, the hosts stood on no haf way
measures. The day was hot and
sultry; appetites were a secondary
consideratio din fact, they had taste
or desire for wines and dsinties-and
the outlay was unrelentingly prohibit
ed by the proposed recipients. In
vain the projectors protested against
the unmitigated equelching of their pet
idea; in vain did they proclaim the
expense mere baga,elle; the fat had
gone forth, and from its restrictions no
appeal lay.
Thwsrted in this direction, the legal
gentlemen went to work in another.
Would the guests be pleased to accept
a complimentary reception2 To III 8
no objection was rsised, and that,
therefore, was adopted as the order of
the evening. At an early hour visit.
ors began TO arrive, and by 8 O'Clock
thronged the iotunda Of the hotsl.
The Supreme Judges moved round
among them, laughing, chatting, shsk-
ing hands and, to all appearances, in
the finest possible humor. Above
them all lowered the robust and port.
ly figure OF Chief Justics Turney, his
magnificent head covered with broad
brimmed, cinnamon colored hat. His
associate, were in close proximity and
during al ths informal greetings man
ifested beautiful type OF Difference
and affection. At $50 o'clock they
assembled by the elevator to the large
double parlors, where they received
visits, compliments and coDgratula-
tions from nearly every lswyer in the
city, together with a number OF lead.
ing citizens in other vacations. Some
of them were accompanied by their
wives and daughters, but the majority
came anticipating bsnque OF the first
magnitude, and for that reason regard
ed their betttr halves as burdensome
incumbrances. The latter class, on
learning the real situation, contente d
Themselves by paying homage to the
female companions Of their neighbors
Among these was President Hadden,
who appeared in correct evening dress,
his mus ache a,tistcslly curled, ard
presented perfect picture If he eoci-
ETY. gentleman. The absence of the
feast feature had a depressing effect
on his usually exuberant spirits,
but he soon rallied and the pierc.
ing peals of laughter which
ever and anon foated to every corner
Of the spacious room from where he
and Judge Turney were sanding, con-
WINGED all present that be was irstil-
ing into the eminent guests mind his
novel but generally bed rock method
of dispensing justice in the most ia
nous court OF the land.
At 1890 the dining ball Of the hotel
was thrown open, Gnd before the men,
bers OF the Sup eme Bench vera aware
what came next, they were hustled in
and forced to take seats around a
richly laden table. Fom the sparkle
of light wines and rapid disapp earsuce
of delicacies, be guests had evidently
irsotten the sutriness and tendency
oward dyspepsia. Merriment and
good cheer held full sway for al hour,
after which the company dispersed to
their several abodes.
The reception and its prompting
motives were eminently proper ana
commendable. By their systematic,
judicious and business like methods
of handling cases appealed to them,
the houored guests OF last night have
savsd 10 litigants hundreds OF thou.
sands Of dollap, the attorneys no end
Of worrying and vexa.ious delays, and
made for Themselves record that will
20 down in history as remarkable.
Wherever they have sat, official duties
came in for first and undivided atten-
ton. At Jackson the result was only
q repetition of that attained elsewhere.
At the end of FIVE weeks the entire
civil docket of Shelby county, includ-
ing cases Of twenty years. standing,
was cleared.
They will leave at 10 o'clock this
morning on the return trip to Jack.
SOD, where the criminal docket of this
county will be taken mp Monday. On
the same Train with them will be ten